Car-fender



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A. MOHN.& A. J. BOTHUR.

GAR FENDER.

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- Patented n 15, 1895.

W/TNESSES:

A. MOHN 8a A. J. BOTHUR.

2- Sheets-Sheet 2f UAR FENDER. Patented Jan. 15, 1895.

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CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,683, dated January 15, 1895.

' Application filed August 30, 1894. Serial No. 521,664. (No'modeL) To aZZ whom it may concern.-

' the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey,

have invented a new and Improved Oar-Fender, of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved c'ar fender which is com-' paratively simple and durable in construc tion, very effective in operation, and arranged to remove persons to one side of the track without much danger of injuring them.

The invention consists principally of a revoluble brush under the end of the car and disposed horizontally over the track.

The invention also consistsof certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter 'andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying; drawings, forming a partof this specification; in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improve mentas applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged inverted plan view of the same with part broken out. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4 is a similar view of the same on the line 4=4= of Fig. 1;

and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of part of I the same on the line-5-5 of Fig. 4c.

' The car A on which the improvement is applied, is provided under its platforms A and A with revoluble brushes, B and-B respectively, arranged normally, a suitable distance above the track and extending approximately the width of the track, so that the brushes in revolving, remove any obstructions in front of the car to one side of the track. The brushes B and B may be revolved by a mechanism actuated from one of the axles O of the car A, as shown at the right in Fig; 1, or as shown at the left in Fig. 1, from .a separate electric motor D of any approved construction and connected with a suitable source of electricity, the said motor being used on trol-.

ley cars, so that electricity from the trolley wire can be transmitted to the motor to actuate the same The revoluble brush B, as illustrated in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, is constructed with a'central hub B journaled on a vertically disposed Be it known that we, ANDREW MOHN and. AUGUST J ULIusBoTHUR, both of .Hoboken, in

struction shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and

consists of clutch teeth F held on the pulley F and adapted to engage clutch teeth F fastened. on the axle O. A shifting lever G connected with the pulley F serves to move the clutch teeth of the lat-ter into or out of mesh with the teeth F so' as to connect the pulley with-the axle C or disconnect it from the same.

The shifting lever G is held on a longitudinally extending shaft G, journaled in suitable bearings held on the under side of the platform'A, the forward end of the said shaft being provided with a crank arm G adapted to be locked in place by a notched catch H, so as to lock the pulley F in'engagement with "the fixed clutch on the axle, or to hold the said pulley out of engagement to preventthe brush B from being revolved.

'We do not limit ourselves to any especial construction of clutch, as the same may be varied to accomplish the same result.

- As previously mentioned, the revoluble brush B is held a suitable distance above the track, but the said brush may be moved downward in contact with the top surface of the track whenever desired, and for this purpose the under side of the hub B of the brush is formed with a recess B containing a spring I, coiled on the lower end of the stud or shaft E, and pressing against a washer held in the hub 13 and resting on a washer secured on the stud or shaft E. By this arrangement the brush B can be readily pressed down, as the spring I will yield sufficiently to move the brush in contact with the top surface of the track, it being understood, however, that this contact only takes place at or near the periphery of the brush, as the bristlesor splints thereof are inclined from the central hub B to which they are secured downward so that the brush has a dished appearanceat the under side, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 3 and 4.

In order to conveniently press the brush B downward, a frame J is provided, having oppositely arrangedarms fitted to slide vertically in suitable bearings J held under the platform of the car A, and having a central tubular boss encircling the upper end of shaft 13 and engaging the upper end of the hub B as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. A pin K fitted to slide in the platform A presses on the frame J and is under the control of the operator in charge of the car, so that when the said operator presses the pin K, a downward sliding motion is given to the frame J, and consequently the brush Bis pressed downward to move in contact with the track as previously explained. As soon as the operator releases the pressure from the pin K, then the spring 1 will force the brush B into its uppermost position,together with the frame J and the pin K.

Vhen the motor D is employed for driving the brush B, the stud or shaft E is replaced by a rotative shaft E which is rotated from the motor, the said shaft being preferably square in cross section, to engage a square aperture in the hub of the brush. The frame J after moving the brush downward on the shaft E engages the hub of the brush, as indicated in Fig. 4c, the said frame being under the control of the operator by means of the pin K projecting slightly above the top surface of the platform A as indicated in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described, the brush is rotated under the forward end of the car, while the brush on the rear end is not rotated; and the revolving brush readily moves the persons or other objects in front of the car to one side of the track, it being understood that the brush revolves in such a direction as to move the person or object to the outside of the track and not to the inside thereof and into the way of cars approaching on the other track. It will charge of the car is enabled to remove small obstacles lying on the track.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination in a car fender, or the like, of a shaft, abrush on said shaft, a spring connected to said brush and adapted to hold the same normally above one end of the shaft, means for revolving said brush, and means for depressing said brush, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a car fender or the like, of a shaft,a revoluble brush havinga central hub mounted on said shaft and provided with a central recess in its side, a spring arranged in said recess with one end connected to the shaft and the other end connected to the hub, and means for moving said brush longitudinally on the shaft, substantially as set forth.

3. A car fender comprising a revoluble brush mounted to rotate loosely on a stud, a spring for holding the brush in position on the stud, a frame adapted to engage the said brush to press the latter downward against the tension of the spring, and a pin engaging the said frame and under the control of the operator, substantially as shown and" described.

4;. The combination, in a car fender or the like, of a shaft a revoluble, spring supported brush mounted on said shaft, a frame having a central boss encircling said shaft and adapted to bear on the hub of the brush, and having oppositely arranged arms, provided with vertical guides, and a pin, arranged in the car platform with its lower end engaging said frame, substantially as set forth.

ANDREW MOIIN. AUGUST JULIUS BOTIIUR.

Witnesses:

Tl-IEO. G. Hosrnn, J NO. M. RITTER. 

